Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmurageous’

ABSTRACT

A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmurageous’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with orange red ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 19 (week 38); blooming for a period of 4 weeks.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmurageous’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofChrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifoliumRamat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmurageous’. ‘Zanmurageous’ is a productof a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums)which had the objective of creating new cultivars with a double typeinflorescence, a natural season flowering date around September 19 (week38), blooming for a period of 4 weeks. ‘Zanmurageous’ is a seedlingresulting from a cross of the female parent id 24610 with the maleparent id 22135. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmurageous’ differ fromplants of the female parent in the color of the ray-florets; theray-florets of the female parent are red, while those of the seedlingare orange. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmurageous’ differ from plantsof the male parent in the following characteristics. (1) Colorray-florets. And (2) Plant vigor. (1). Ray-florets of the male parentare more deeply orange colored than those of the seedling. (2). Plantsof the male parent are less vigorous than those of the seedling.

The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a floweringplant by Wilhelmus Bemardus Blom on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout,The Netherlands in 2006. The first act of asexual production of‘Zanmurageous’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings from theinitial selection in 2006 were propagated further in a controlledenvironment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. The new cultivar has beenfound to retain its distinctive characteristics through successivepropagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum (ofabout 17 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color beingas nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown outdoor in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands under natural day length andtemperature and planted in week 22 in 2011. The natural blooming date ofthis crop was September 19 (week 38) . The average height of the plantswas 30 cm. No growth retardants were used. No tests were done on diseaseor insect resistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold ordrought tolerance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms withorange red ray florets blooming for a period of 4 weeks.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivarin comparison to ‘Zanmurageous’ is ‘Zanmutomic’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No.21,183). When ‘Zanmutomic’ and ‘Zanmurageous’ are being compared thefollowing differences are noticed: (1) Number ray-florets. And (2) Colorray-florets. (1) The number of ray-florets is lower in ‘Zanmutomic’ thanin ‘Zanmurageous’. (2) The orange colored ray-florets are more reddishin ‘Zanmurageous’ than in ‘Zanmutomic’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Zanmurageous’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,edition 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat.‘Zanmurageous’ Bud Size: Small; cross-section 6 mm, height 5 mm Shape:Round Texture: Pubescent Outside color: Greyed-green 191A PhyllariesNumber: 24, arranged in 3 rows Shape: Elliptic Apex: Acute Base:Truncate Margin: Entire Color: Upper side: Green 138A Lower side: Green137A Length and width: 8 mm; 2 mm Texture: Pubescent InflorescencesType: Double Height: 2.5 cm Diameter: 5.5 cm Peduncle length: 4-7 cmPeduncle color: Greyed-green 191A Peduncle diameter: 1.5-2.mm Peduncletexture: Pubescent Number per branch: Approx. 7 inflorescences Durationof flowering: 4 weeks Seeds: Produced in small quantities, ovate,Greyed- brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.5 mm Fragrance: Faintchrysanthemum odor Color Center of inflorescence: Immature stage:Greyed-red 178A; Mature stage: Greyed-red 178B Color of upper side ofGreyed-red 179B ray florets: Color of lower side of Greyed-orange 175Dray florets: Tonality from distance: A garden mum with orange red bloomsColor of ray florets Greyed-orange N170B after aging of the plant: Rayflorets Texture: Upper and lower side smooth Number: 250-260 Shape:Elliptic Apex: Pointed to Dentate Base: Attenuate Cross-section: ConcaveLongitudinal axis: Incurving Length of corolla tube: 5 mm Ray floretmargin: Entire Ray floret length: 2-2.2 cm Ray floret width: 2.5 mmRatio length/width: High Disc florets Absent Receptacle Color:Yellow-green 145D Shape: Conical raised Height: 7 mm Diameter: 5 mmReproductive Organs Androecium: Absent Gynoecium: Present in ray floretsStyle color: Yellow-green 154C Style length: 3 mm Stigma color: Yellow7A Stigma width: 1 mm Ovary: Enclosed in calyx Plant Form: Grown as aspray type pot mum, outdoor raised and mounded Growth habit: Sphericalshape Growth rate: Medium Height: 30 cm Width: 40-50 cm Stem color:Greyed-brown 199A Stem strength: Strong Stem brittleness: Not brittleStem anthocyanin Not observed coloration: Internode length: 3 cm Lengthof lateral From top to bottom 18-20 cm branch: Lateral branch color:Green 137 C Lateral branch, Brittle attachment: Lateral branch 3-4 mmdiameter: Branching (average Prolific with 8 breaks after pinchingnumber of lateral branches): Natural season September 19 (week 38-41)blooming date: Foliage Leaf color: Upper side: Green 137A; Lower side:Green 138A Color midvein: Upper side: Yellow-green 147D; Lower side:Yellow-green 148D Size: Small; length 4-7 cm, width 2-3.5 cm Quantity(number per 14-16 lateral branches): Shape: Elliptic Texture upper side:Sparsely pubescent Texture under side: Pubescent Venation arrangement:Palmate Shape of margin: Serrated Shape of base of sinus Rounded betweenlateral lobes: Margin of sinus Diverging between lateral lobes: Shape ofbase: Attenuate to truncate Apex: Mucronulate Petiole length: 1-2.5 cmPetiole diameter: 1.5 mm Petiole color: Yellow-green 147D

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety (when grown underidentical conditions) ‘Zanmurageous’ ‘Zanmutomic’ Number ray-florets250-260 130 Color upper side ray-florets Greyed-red 179B Greyed-orange172A

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmurageous’as described and illustrated.